Semifinished article of manufacture and method of making same



J. L. OSMER July 30, 1935 SEMIFINISHED ARTICLE OF MANUFACTUREAND METHODOF MAKING SAME Filed Oct. 12, 1934 room s LINE-UP 1 5 .s E o D M J E w.s E .o o N H o .J E s u E w m m m INVENTOR JOHN 'L. OSMER "ATTORNEYPatented July so, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE AND METHOD OF MAKINGSAME John L. Osmer, Newark, N. J. Application October 12, 1934, SerialNo. 748,073

2 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved, semifinished article ofmanufacture which is so constructed that it may be formed, at will, intotwo articles for use as sports accessories; it also relates to a methodof making said semi-finished article.

The primary semi-finished article of this invention, in the form inwhich it is intended to be distributed to the public is formed frompaper; it hasan oblong shape, the sides of which are preferablyparallel; one end is square and the other end is semi-circular, orapproximately so shaped; within, and spaced from the boundaries of thisprimary article is an interior field, the delineating line of which isof such a nature as to weaken the paper, whereby said interior field isadapted for ready removal from said primary article; the field soremoved is adapted to be formed into and to be utilized as a megaphone;said removal transforms the primary article into a shape'which isreadily formed into a visor or eye shade.

Said removal, formation and transformation are intended to be performedby the users of the respective articles.

The use for which these articles are intended clearly indicates thatthey are well adapted for use of spectators at football and baseballgames,

the visor to enable the wearer thereof to more clearly see theactivities on the field, the megaphone to enable its user to morevehemently and emphatically express his approval or disap proval ofactivities of the players, and the results thereof, and to finally cheerthe victors or to deride them in accordance with the time honoredcustoms of the game.

The construction of my improved, semi-finished article of manufactureand its objective derivatives are clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawing in which:-

Fig. 1 is a face or plan view of the primary semi-finished article inthe form in which it is distributed to the user.

Fig. 2 is a face view of the transformed primary article, saidtransformation being produced by the removal of an interior portionthereof.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of a visor which is readily made from the Fig. 2transformation of the primary article.

Fig. 4 is an elevation of said removed, interior field arranged in itsobjective form, a megaphone.

Fig. 5 illustrates one way in which the ends of the head-bands of thevisor may be attached together to form a self adjusting band forretaining the visor in place, upon the head of the wearer.

The constructions shown in said drawing are respectively as follows:

As shown in Fig. 1 the primary article, which is formed from anysuitable flexible material, is an oblong figure, the sides I, I, ofwhich are par- 5 allel; the end 2 is square, that is, formed at a rightangle to the sides I, the other end 3 being substantially semicircular.

An interior field 4 is defined within the primary article, the shape ofwhich conforms closely to the primary article; the delineation 5 of saidinterior field is shown as being perforations, but it may be partlyperforations, and partly slits extending through the material, or it maybe of any other character which will so weaken the material as to renderthe inner field readily removable, and to leave the primary article inthe transformed shape shown in Fig. 2, which is adapted to be formedinto and utilized as a visor, which is illustrated in Fig. 3. The stripsI, l, are to be united at their extremities to form the head band, andfor the purposes of said union there are shown in Fig. 2 in dottedlines, two strips of adhesive paper, 6, 6, which are utilized, as shownin Fig. 3. 3

The field 4 which is removed from the primary article, as stated above,is adapted to be formed into and utilized as a megaphone, saidadaptation consisting of two parallel slits l, l which are formedadjacent one side of the rounded end of the inner field; this secondaryarticle is rolled into a cone shaped article and the corner 8 thereof isinserted through said slits; the projecting portion of said corner isthen folded over in such manner as to retain it in position, thusforming a megaphone, as shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 5 illustrates one way in which the ends of the strips I, I may beunited, whereby the head band thus formed will be caused to be selfadjusting to heads of various sizes. As here shown, aforwardly-extending tongue 9 is formed adjacent each of said ends, theslit which forms said tongue is provided at its base with perforationsII], It, for the reception of a rubber band II, or a like article, whichband is caused to engage said tongue, by raising its free end andslipping the band thereunder.

The nature of the primary article is such that it affords a suitablesurface for the reception of informative matter, to be printed orotherwise applied thereto.

As an illustration of such matter, the megaphone section is shown ashaving the line up of the players of the particular game, at which theaccessories are to be distributed and used. The

- ing press may be visor member is shown as having advertising matterapplied thereto.

For the manufacture of this article, a printsuitably equipp d to form orcut out, perforate and print the primary article in a single operation,but a more readily employed method is set forth in the claims hereof.

I claim the following:

1. In an article of manufacture for use as a sports accessory, a primaryarticle formed from flexible material and havingan oblong form, thesides of which are parallel, one of its ends being square and the otherend substantially semicircular, there being delineated within and spacedfrom the two side edges and the semicircular edge, an inner field havingsubstantially the shape of said primary article, said delineation beingsuch as to cause said field to be removable at will and in the formdelineated, and by which removal said primary article is transformedinto a shape readily formable into and utiiizable as an eyeshield, saidremoved piece being readily formable into and utilizable as a megaphone.

2. The method of manufacturing a semi-finished article from flexiblematerial which comprises the following steps: forming such material intoan oblong article having parallel sides, one square end and one roundend; perforating said article to form a weakening line spaced inwardlyfrom said sides, farther inwardly from said round end and extendingthrough said square end, whereby a readily removable field is formedwithin three of the borders of said article and including a portion ofthe other border; forming two parallel contiguous slits through saidfield at a point adjacent the mergence of the round and one of thestraight portions of said perforations, and adapting the extremities ofthe resulting straight marginal portions for attachment each to theother, as and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN a. cam.

